TWO ORNAMENTAL PLATES IN REPELLENT COPPER AND GOLD
NEPAL, XVII-XVIII CENTURY
One representative Shiva in Pratyalidhasana on two bulls, the four hands holding various attributes, dressed in dhoti, adorned with a garland of flowers, the three main faces serene, girded with a diadem and surmounted by a fourth head; the other representative Bhairava in Pratyalidhasana on two birds, the four hands holding various attributes, dressed in a tiger’s skin, adorned with a garland of heads, his three fierce principal faces, surmounted by a fourth serene head; shortages
Heights: 73 cm. (28¾ in.) And 74 cm. (29 1/8 in.) (2)
Details
- Title : TWO GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE ORNAMENTAL PLAQUES DEPICTING SHIVA AND BHAIRAVA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 17TH/18TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 400
- Post Lot Text : TWO GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE ORNAMENTAL PLAQUES DEPICTING SHIVA AND BHAIRAVA NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 15,000
- Estimate : EUR 15,000 - EUR 20,000